A Senate staffer testified at a bribery trial that planning for Sen. Bob Menendez’s 2021 trip to Egypt and Qatar got “weird” after the Democrat directed that Egypt be included in the process. Sarah Arkin, a senior staffer with the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, testified Monday as a government witness at a trial over bribes
Judge Aileen Cannon heard arguments on gag order request and whether the funding of special counsel Jack Smith’s position is constitutional. U.S. District Court Judge Aileen Cannon held two hearings in former President Donald Trump’s classified documents case on June 24, with arguments on special counsel Jack Smith’s appointment and a request to modify the
WASHINGTON—Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council, first met a young Mike Johnson “way back when” in their home state of Louisiana. He helped Mr. Johnson gain his footing as an attorney and said he still talks regularly with the now-Speaker of the House. “He jokes that when I was in office, he used
Westchester County Executive George Latimer is challenging the Squad member in a highly contentious primary race centered on the Israel-Hamas war. HASTINGS-ON-HUDSON, N.Y.—Democratic Rep. Jamaal Bowman is fighting for his political future this week in a highly contentious primary battle in New York’s 16th congressional district. Westchester County Executive George Latimer is looking to unseat
Washington — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has agreed to plead guilty to violating the Espionage Act and is expected to appear in a U.S. courtroom on the Northern Mariana Islands in the coming days, court records revealed Monday. The guilty plea, which is to be finalized Wednesday, will resolve Assange’s outstanding legal matters with the
Timothy Mellon cut a $50 million check, and the Uihleins contributed $10 million to a super PAC helping former President Donald Trump. One pair of conservative megadonors and one massive check made May a memorable fundraising month for former President Donald Trump. On June 20, three committees attached to the former chief executive filed monthly
Washington — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange pleaded guilty Wednesday to a single felony charge for publishing U.S. military secrets as part of a deal with the Justice Department that secured his freedom and concluded a drawn-out legal saga that raised divisive questions about press freedom and national security. Assange’s guilty plea was accepted by U.S. District